Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing

Does my life need another zucchini recipe? YES, yes it does! Even though zucchini cultivates joke after joke in the summer about its seemingly inexhaustible, high-volume production (lock the door and turn off the porch lights), I personally can’t get enough of this healthy, versatile summer squash.

Green Glow Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing is a yummy summer dish that is Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free and super easy to make.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy zucchini is my running it through a spiralizer to make vegetable noodles that work as a pasta substitute. Today’s spiralized zucchini recipe is Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing, read on for the recipe: Continue reading

40 Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast | Paleo, Whole30, Vegan

This post is sponsored by Sweet PotaTOASTS but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Sweet potato toast is one of today’s trendy and versatile options for alternative bread – or alt-bread as I sometimes call it. It’s a great way enjoy the practical benefits of traditional bread (mainly serving as a vehicle to get toppings and fillings into the mouth) while avoiding gluten, dairy, eggs, sugar, and processed carbohydrates. Toppings for sweet potato toasts -- ideas to fit a variety of diets including paleo, gluten-free, whole30, and more.

I recently discovered Sweet PotaTOASTS, from the makers of CAULIPOWER, in the freezer aisle of my grocer – it’s the best thing since sliced bread! I pop one, two, three or the whole bag in the toaster, air-fryer or oven and then dress up with the toppings of my choice. Read on to find out how 40+ Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast: Continue reading

Camp Watermelon – Ideas for Fun, Games & Sweet Family Memories!

This post is sponsored by The National Watermelon Promotion Board, but all content, comments, suggestions and enthusiasm remain my own!

This past week, I hung out at the lake with a couple dozen of my nearest and dearest family members for an extended long weekend. It was our annual family reunion but I aptly renamed it “Camp Watermelon 2019” because reflecting over the years, I’ve noticed that there is probably not a single, significant summer memory in my life that has gone by without sharing a watermelon with loved ones.Family watermelon fun at the lake this summer

Yup, watermelon creates more than happy bellies and sticky, sweet chins . . . watermelon is woven, sometimes subtly and sometimes boldly, right into the fabric of my very being and perhaps yours, too. This summer, I decided to kick up the watermelon fun at our reunion for guaranteed memories (and laughs) . . . read on to discover what we did at Camp Watermelon and get some fun watermelon ideas for yourself! Continue reading

Zoodles Marinara with Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Life is crazy enough, there is no need to make dinner harder than necessary. My Zoodles Marinara with Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms takes only about 15 minutes to make and is perfectly suited for meal prepping. Sure, you may be all “been-there-done-that” over spiralized zucchini with tomato sauce, but the addition of the hearty mushrooms oozing with a trio of cheese kicks up the YUM to a whole ‘nutha level. Zoodles Marinara with Stuffed Mushrooms for meal prep

Read on to learn more about this easy zucchini noodle recipe which is low-carb, gluten-free, vegetarian and meal preps beautifully for quick weeknight dinners and workday lunches. Continue reading

Cranberry Orange Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner – 30 minutes

Can’t believe I’ve already got the back-to-school dinner routine on my mind, it’s not even August quite yet. But boom-bam, in less than a month, the stress of a new routine will escalate for many of us! Let a sheet pan supper restore order when the rest of life seems like chaos.Cranberry Orange Sheet Pan Salmon -- a 30 minute, one dish meal suitable for both busy weeknights and even elegant dinners.

My Cranberry Orange Sheet Pan Salmon earns high marks as a healthy meal for busy work and school nights. And, shhh, this beautiful and “how can it be so easy” fish recipe is also my little secret to stress-free, last-minute entertaining. Read on to get the scoop on this sheet pan salmon recipe!
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